Upcoming Events related to Coscine and Research Data Management. If you are planning your own event and would like a presentation, please feel free to contact us.
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| Course | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | February 10, 2025 1:00 pm | Online | More |
As part of Love Data Week 2025, we are offering two workshops on Coscine. The basic workshop on Coscine will start on 10 February 2025 from 1pm to 3pm, where the basic functions of the platform will be explained and then tried out for yourself. The online course will be held in English.
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| Course | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | February 14, 2025 10:00 am | Online | More |
After completing this course module, you will understand the basic concepts of metadata in application profiles. You will be able to create your own metadata profile using the metadata profile generator in Coscine and use Coscine effectively to manage your research data. This course is held in English.
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| Workshop | PhD-students and Post-Docs working in experimental and/or modeling/simulation in any field of materials science and engineering (with or without experience in RDM) | April 10, 2025 2:30 pm | RWTH Aachen University - IT Center | More |
In April 2025, the NFDI-MatWerk Spring School will take place at the IT Centre of RWTH Aachen University. At the end of the event, there will be an optional basic workshop on Coscine for all interested parties from NRW. You are welcome to register for the event now.
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| Training | RDM-personnel | December 16, 2024 9:00 am | Online | More |
As part of the train-the-trainer concept, knowledge for Coscine 1st level support is taught. Contents include the core functionalities of Coscine, communication structures, metadata profiles and the review process for storage space requests.
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| Course | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | November 27, 2024 9:00 am | RWTH Aachen - Großer Schulungsraum 313 | More |
In this course, you will use a Jupyter Notebook to create a Python script for automated data transfer in a step-by-step process. We will interact with the Coscine projects and resources using the Coscine Python SDK. In the end, you will have the foundations to create your own scripts to automate your data workflows, enabling you to transfer data and metadata from a local computer or server to Coscine. The link for registration will be coming soon.
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| Course | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | November 20, 2024 10:00 am | Online | More |
Once you have completed this course module, you will understand the basic concepts of metadata in metadata profiles. You will be able to create your own metadata profile using the metadata profile generator in Coscine and utilize Coscine effectively for documenting your data.The link for registration will be coming soon.
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| Presentation | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | November 12, 2024 2:00 pm | Online | More |
In this coffee lecture, the BMBF project Persist@HAW presents an online self-study unit for researchers and RDM staff at HAW to familiarise themselves with Coscine. The self-study unit can then be tried out independently. Please register via the link to the event.
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| Poster | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | November 12, 2024 1:30 pm | Forschungszentrum Jülich | More |
At this year’s Research Data Day in the afternoon program of Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University on November 12, 2024, Coscine will be presented with a poster at the theme tables of the local networks. We look forward to a lively participation and exciting questions and suggestions.
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| Course | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | November 6, 2024 10:00 am | Online | More |
In order to provide users with the best possible support for their work with Coscine, events will be held in October, November and December on various topics. In the first module on November 6th from 10-12 am, a general introduction to Coscine as well as an introduction to the basic functions of the platform will be given. The link for registration will be coming soon.
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| Presentation | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | November 5, 2024 8:00 am | Online | More |
A workshop organised by 5 NHR centres will take place on 5 November. In one part of the workshop, metadata management with Coscine as well as the use of storage space via the JARDS platform and the use of S3 storage will be presented. Please use the link to register for the event.
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| Training | RDM-personnel | November 4, 2024 10:00 am | Online | More |
In this workshop, we will show you how to create metadata profiles in Coscine using the Metadata Profile Generator (AIMS) and how to review them afterwards. There will also be time for questions at the end. The workshop is aimed at FDM staff at DH.NRW universities and offers a good supplement to the basic training (this is not a prerequisite for this workshop). The workshop will take place on 04.11.2024 from 10-12:30 online via Zoom.
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| Training | RDM-personnel | October 11, 2024 9:00 am | Online | More |
As part of the train-the-trainer concept, knowledge for Coscine 1st level support is taught. Contents include the core functionalities of Coscine, communication structures, metadata profiles and the review process for storage space requests. If you have no or less experience with the usage of Coscine, you can also register for the Coscine Workshop for Users one day before on October 10.
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| Workshop | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | October 10, 2024 10:00 am | Online | More |
As part of Coscine.nrw, we are offering an online workshop on Coscine for all users on October 10, 2024 from 10am-12pm. In addition to a theoretical introduction to the RDM platform, the workshop also includes a hands-on session on Coscine so that participants get to know the fundamental functions and gain a first impression of the platform.
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| Talk | Students, PhDs, Postdocs, Academic Staff, Juniorprofessor | September 12, 2024 9:40 am | RWTH Aachen University - SuperC | More |
As part of the Data Stewardship Goes Germany workshop, which is taking place this year at RWTH Aachen University, there will also be a talk on Coscine. The 20-minute talk will consist of three short flash talks and will cover topics such as how data stewards can support researchers in their daily use of Coscine. The event will be held in English. You can find the registration link above.
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| Presentation | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | September 10, 2024 10:00 am | Online | More |
Coscine will be represented with a presentation at the next HPC.NRW RDM-Seminar. The presentation will focus on new features that are available to researchers in Coscine. There will also be information on storage space requests, including the differences between the various resource types. The presentation will be held online and in English.
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| Information Stand | Doctoral students, postdocs, researchers | September 5, 2024 1:00 pm | RWTH Aachen University - SuperC | More |
The RWTH Young Academics Day will take place in Aachen on September 5, 2024. Coscine will also be represented with a market stand in the afternoon. There will be a speech by Rector Prof. Ulrich Rüdiger on the topic of career decisions for young researchers with a Q&A session, a keynote speech by Dr. Malte Persike and the opportunity to explore the market stalls afterwards. Please register via the link.
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| Presentation | Students, PhDs, Postdocs, Academic Staff, Juniorprofessor | July 2, 2024 10:00 am | Online | More |
As part of the Summer School for Chemistry and Biology at the RWTH, the Coscine platform will be presented on July 2 in addition to general lectures on research data management. The presentation will last about 30-45 minutes and will provide a basic introduction to the platform. At the end, questions that remain unanswered after the presentation will be answered. Registration is possible via the link above.
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| Information stand | Research associates of the Cluster of Excellence Internet of Production | June 20, 2024 9:00 am | Presence | More |
The Research Summit, which takes place twice a year, will be held on June 6, 2024 and serves the purpose of networking, interlinking and further training. Scientific employees of the Internet of Production Cluster of Excellence are invited, so this is an internal event. Coscine will be on site at the event with an information stand.
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| Presentation | SFB/TRR219 - Post Docs & PhD Students | June 17, 2024 12:00 pm | Online | More |
The presentation of Coscine is given for the SFB/TRR219. The aim afterwards would be the usage of Coscine by the SFB and therefore the basic features are shown. The presentation is only open to Post Docs and PhD Students of SFB/TRR219.
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| Training | RDM-personnel | May 24, 2024 9:00 am | Online | More |
As part of the train-the-trainer concept, knowledge for Coscine 1st level support is taught. Contents include the core functionalities of Coscine, communication structures, reviews of metadata profiles and the review process for storage space requests.
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| Presentation | Members of the FAU from various disciplines | May 17, 2024 2:00 pm | Online | More |
The Research Data Colloquium at FAU Erlangen Nuremberg takes place every Friday at 2pm. Coscine will be presented there on Friday, May 17, 2024. In the preliminary stages of the colloquium, there have already been several lectures on getting started with RDM, so the lecture on Coscine offers a good opportunity to gain deeper insights into the storage of (meta)data, collaboration with other researchers or the archiving of research data.
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| User meeting | RDM staff, data stewards, key Coscine users | April 22, 2024 10:00 am | Aachen | More |
As part of the Coscine.nrw project, we invite you to a Coscine user meeting. This is aimed at RDM staff, data stewards and key users of Coscine. There will be presentations on various topics, such as Coscine’s stakeholders or the Scrum and Epic process. There will also be interactive phases and plenty of time for discussion. The event will take place in Aachen.
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| Seminar | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | April 9, 2024 10:00 am | Online | More |
The RDM working group in the hpc.nrw context is organizing a regular online seminar in which Coscine will be presented on 09.04.24 from 10am-12pm. First there will be a general introduction and then a data steward will report on the creation of an metadata profile using a best practice. No registration is required to attend the seminar. The event will be held in English.
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| Presentation | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | April 5, 2024 11:00 am | Online | More |
On April 05, 2024 Coscine will be presented at the HeFDI Data Talks. The presentation will be held in German and will provide an overview of the basic functions of Coscine in about 30 minutes. Afterwards there will be time for questions and exciting discussions about Coscine.
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| Workshop | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | March 20, 2024 1:00 pm | IT Center RWTH Aachen - Kopernikusstraße 6, 52074 Aachen | More |
An RDM workshop will take place again this year, organized by the state initiative fdm.nrw and the Rhine-Ruhr Data Competence Centre. During the community workshop, participants will be able to work on various topics, try out new programs and exchange ideas with each other. There is expected to be a session on Coscine and the possible link to DataLad as part of the RDM workshop on March 20, 2024 from 1-4pm. After the official end of the RDM workshop, there will also be a Q&A session on Coscine, where you can ask any questions you may have about Coscine.
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| Workshop | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | March 13, 2024 10:00 am | Online | More |
The University of Duisburg-Essen is offering an online workshop on Coscine on March 13, 2024 from 10am-12pm. The workshop includes a hands-on session on Coscine so that participants can get to know the basic functions and get a first impression of the RDM platform.
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| Course | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | March 6, 2024 1:00 pm | Online | More |
As the last Coscine basic workshop as part of the RDM II module series was so well received, we would like to offer it again in March. The workshop will take place online from 1-3pm in English.
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| Presentation | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | February 16, 2024 11:00 am | Online | More |
As part of Love Data Week, there will be an informative talk on Coscine with the topic FAIR Data is my kind of data. In this presentation you will learn what the Coscine platform is and what functions it contains to store research data FAIR. There will also be a brief insight into newly developed features and an outlook on future developments.
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| Information Stand | University members | January 26, 2024 5:00 pm | RWTH Aachen University - Aula 1 | More |
At the annual RWTHtransparent event, the Rectorate of RWTH Aachen University presents the latest developments and events at the university in short discussion rounds with members of the university. The festive annual review, which takes place in the auditorium of the main building at Templergraben, presents facts, figures and highlights of the past university year and is rounded off by an exhibition on research and teaching at RWTH Aachen University. Coscine will be represented with an information stand that evening.
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| Course | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | December 6, 2023 10:00 am | Online | More |
In this course, you will use a Jupyter Notebook to create a Python script for automated data transfer in a step-by-step process. We will interact with the Coscine projects and resources using the Coscine Python SDK. In the end, you will have the foundations to create your own scripts to automate your data workflows, enabling you to transfer data and metadata from a local computer or server to Coscine. RWTH-external participants please use the course entry for Postdocs & Academic Staff for registration.
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| Course | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | November 29, 2023 10:00 am | Online | More |
Once you have completed this course module, you will understand the basic concepts of metadata in metadata profiles. You will be able to create your own metadata profile using the metadata profile generator in Coscine and utilize Coscine effectively for documenting your data. RWTH-external participants please use the course entry for Postdocs & Academic Staff for registration.
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| Demonstration | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | November 21, 2023 12:15 pm | Online | More |
In the NHR4CES workshop, Coscine will be presented both in general and with the help of a short live demonstration. In this context, the most important functions of Coscine will be presented. The workshop will take place online and in English and is aimed at researchers from all areas, so that there will also be enough time for questions and exciting discussions at the end.
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| Demonstration | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | November 14, 2023 11:00 am | Online | More |
As every year, the Research Data Day will take place. Under the motto Promote and refine data treasures, exciting presentations will be presented online in the morning program across all locations. Among them will also be Coscine with the approach Datenschatz FAIRedeln (only available in german). The morning program will start at 9am. Coscine will be presented starting at 11am. For the site-specific afternoon program starting at 1pm, we move to the SuperC of RWTH Aachen University. There we will be present with a poster for the second part of the program from 4pm. The afternoon program will be held in English.
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| Course | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | October 25, 2023 10:00 am | Online | More |
In order to provide users with the best possible support for their work with Coscine, events will be held in October, November and December on various topics. In the first module on October 25 from 10-12 am, a general introduction to Coscine as well as an introduction to the basic functions of the platform will be given. RWTH-external participants please use the course entry for Postdocs & Academic Staff for registration.
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| Demonstration | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | September 27, 2023 3:00 pm | Online | More |
On September 27-28, 2023, the NFDI4ing conference will be held under the theme Innovation in Research Data Management for Engineering Sciences. The conference aims to foster exchange on new practices in research data management. Researchers and experts* will come together to strengthen interdisciplinary networks and generate future ideas. Don’t miss Coscine’s demonstration! It will take place on September 27 from 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm.
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| Presentation | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | September 19, 2023 1:35 pm | Online | More |
On September 19, 2023, the Best Practice Day, hosted by fdm.nrw, will take place. The day serves to present various tools for overcoming RDM obstacles. In addition to many best practice presentations, Coscine will also be presented.
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| Presentation | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | September 13, 2023 11:00 am | KIT Karlsruhe | More |
From September 12 to 14, 2023, the Conference on Research Data Infrastructure initiated by the association Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur (NFDI) e.V. will take place for the first time. Over three days, topics from the field of RDM will be addressed and the development of an effective research data infrastructure for Germany and beyond will be considered from various perspectives. Coscine will be presented on September 13 starting at 11 am and there will be the opportunity to ask open questions and leave feedback. We look forward to seeing you there!
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| Information Stand | Doctoral candidates, Postdocs, Research staff and science managers | August 31, 2023 4:00 pm | RWTH Aachen University - SuperC | More |
On August 31, 2023, the RWTH Young Academics Day will take place in Aachen. Coscine will also be there with an information stand. Doctoral students, postdocs as well as research staff and scientific employees can expect, among other things, a speech by the Rector of RWTH and a keynote by Britta Piel on this day. Afterwards, the various market stands can be explored.
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| Poster | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | June 27, 2023 1:00 pm | Siegburg/Hybrid | More |
Research data management (RDM) platforms, such as Coscine, currently still require researchers to manually enter metadata. At the NFDI-MatWerk conference, a pipeline solution will be presented that enables the extraction of metadata and thus the identification of research data. This not only facilitates RDM, but also increases the productivity of researchers.
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| Workshop | RDM personnel | June 14, 2023 6:00 pm | Essen | More |
The RDM workshop offers the opportunity to try out different tools, including Coscine. In various sessions, participants can exchange ideas about the tools and establish networks.
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| Presentation | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | May 31, 2023 2:00 pm | Online | More |
Presentation of Coscine as a web-based RDM platform developed at RWTH Aachen University. It enables the storage, management and archiving of research and metadata generated in the context of research projects. The platform also promotes cooperation across organizational boundaries, since researchers can register either via their organization via SSO or via ORCID. In order to enable meaningful metadata management for all research areas, Coscine allows flexible description with metadata based on established technologies (SHACL/RDF).
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| Poster | Researchers in the field of historical building research and monument preservation. | May 4, 2023 2:00 pm | Berlin | More |
On May 4 and 5, 2023, the community conference Build on Data // Build on Data of the DFG project baureka.online on the topic of research data in historical building research and monument preservation will take place at the Technische Universität Berlin (Forum of the Institute of Architecture). The RDM platform Coscine will be presented on a poster as a solution for RDM during the active project phase.
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| Poster | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | April 24, 2023 11:00 am | Hannonver | More |
What needs to be done to establish sustainable, networked and quality-assured research data infrastructures? International experts will discuss this topic at the Herrenhausen Conference organized by the Council for Information Infrastructures (RfII) and the Volkswagen Foundation. Coscine will be presented alongside other RDM infrastructures on a joint poster with project partners from KIT, NFDI-MatWerk and NFDI4Ing.
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| Presentation | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | March 20, 2023 4:00 pm | Online | More |
On March 20, 2023, we will introduce Coscine as part of the NFDI ToolTalks. Content of the digital talk will be the presentation of Coscine with focus on RDM standards in development. We look forward to seeing you there!
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| Workshop | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | March 1, 2023 3:30 pm | Heidelberg | More |
Empower Your Research - Preserve Your Data is the motto of this year’s E-Science Days. The interdisciplinary conference series offers a wide range of opportunities for professional exchange between science and technology on the topics of research data management and open science. Coscine will also be there with a Hands-on workshop!
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| Demonstration | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | February 14, 2023 2:00 pm | Online | More |
Are you looking for your research data love? You want to make a successful proposal for storage space for your research data? Then Coscine is your new web-based research data (dating) platform, developed at RWTH Aachen University and offered across universities. Coscine enables storage, management and archiving of research data and metadata in line with FAIR principles. The event Coscine - FAIRly in Love with Research Data will present the platform and its functions as well as possible uses for researchers, data stewards and RDM interested parties. The workshop also offers space for questions and exchange.
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| Seminar | Postdocs and PhD students of RWTH Aachen University | November 23, 2022 10:00 am | Online | More |
In this hands-on workshop, an metadata profile for Coscine is created step by step using an example. The individual steps will be worked out by the participants themselves in breakout sessions. The event will be offered from 10:00 to 12:00 a.m.
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| Workshop | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | November 15, 2022 1:00 pm | Online | More |
In the workshop Coscine - FAIR guarantee in the data sea, the platform and its functions, as well as possible uses for researchers, data stewards and RDM interested persons will be presented. The workshop will also provide space for questions and exchange. The event will be offered from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
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| Presentation | NFDI4Earth HPC users, HPC centers and NFDI | November 10, 2022 3:25 pm | Online | More |
Presentation of Coscine in the workshop of the interest group IG High-Performance Computing in Earth System Sciences with the overarching theme of data management and access in the HPC context. Exchange of requirements and experiences between users, HPC centers and NFDI. Coscine will be presented from 3:25 to 3:45 p.m.
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| Demonstration | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | October 19, 2022 3:00 pm | Online | More |
In order to create a FAIR storage environment, the research data management platform Coscine was developed at RWTH Aachen University. Coscine provides an integrated approach to research (meta)data management in addition to the storage, management and archiving of research data. This demonstration will show how Coscine supports FAIR principles - from initial data capture to later reuse.
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| Presentation | Open to all - researchers, RDM personnel, etc. | October 19, 2022 1:00 pm | Online | More |
The NFDI4Ing project Measure Metadata and Terminology Services addresses the problem of ambiguity in data management and provides a comprehensive service offering that facilitates the use of subject- and application-specific standardized metadata and their integration into engineering-specific workflows. It also provides services for creating, sharing, and reusing application-specific metadata profiles, as well as a terminology service that enables researchers and infrastructure providers to access, maintain, and update terminologies. In this talk, the service offerings will be presented based on a specific use case. First, there will be a general introduction to the task area and then a concrete demonstration of how the services can be used.
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| Seminar | Postdocs and PhD students of RWTH Aachen University | October 19, 2022 10:00 am | Online | More |
In this hands-on workshop, Coscine will be presented live. At the end of this event, you will be able to efficiently use Coscine for your research data management and thus fulfill important components of good scientific practice. The event will be offered from 10:00 to 12:00 a.m.